Card-display frame



Y To all ehem t may concevoir Vthe 'following'is a specification.VV

patented et, 1923.

- A nirl frv BERNHARD Lunnianne, oit-onions@ iLLiivo'isv- Canin-i3Isinilev'L FRAME. f n.

'Applica-neil fued'ianaapry 12.1922.'` serial nq; 528,(241? e VBeit known that I,*Biiiiivialiign'Lriiinisiiiui, -a citiZe'no the United vStates,l residing at" Chicago, in the countyof Cook` and State'of' Illinois, have invented a new and useful 1111- nroveinent in Card-Display Frames',k 0i which g My invention relates' to' frames orholdingdisplay cards andthelikeand has for one of its objectsl the provision of vasiinple A and efficient arraiipgenien'tV in al'irame construction y tor lquickly v and. .easily 'changing cards or picturesor the like. when desired.

A lfurther Objectis the provision of a trame for?holdingpictures, cardsand the like which will belsubsltantiallyf dust tight."`

Y still further objctis theprovision'o'l" a traine *having a tray ,.adaptedf'toj 'autoinati# cally slide out oi" the traine when released' so as tol receive a pictureor card orf for easily /reniovingor replacingtlie latter. I

@ther objects :will appear hereinafter.

An embodiment of iny inventionisjillus# trated in the 'accompanyingi,- drawing'forinfy ing a part of this specification andjin in Which-m'.y

Fig.' 1 is a to'pvieivof yajportion of 'ar frame embodying` invention; 7'* A vFig. 2 is a section Aof the saine taken on line 2 2 of Fig. 1; and n Y `1 Fig. 3 is an end view of thedevice.. n Referring v'moreA particularly tothe draw-l ing, have -indicateda portion of anfi'ame made upv of sides andk .and'an'end 6.'` In Vthe form offthe" invention illustrated the Aframe parts 4, 5 and 6 inay be of wood' or Yother desired material and connectedjto-A gether byV glue oriny any desired manner. The frame is recessedinits back portion to i receive a glasssuch, as is'u'sually uscdin I. conventional picture frames.

' f :glassf' in the trame yis` a backingplate 8 .ivhicliv may be held` inrposition byy means of pins or tacks 9 Ordinany other-desirable finiaiiner. Y Betweentheglassf and r*back plateA .Q 8 isa space in which a tray 10 isV iiiounted.'

Theglass and plate f8. Jform Vguides ytorvholding' the tray 10-in position.

tray 10 and the glass Ytor the picture card 12. Atone edge oi' the'irainel provideineans for withdrawingY the trayi'ar enough to eX- Behind tire.

lposetlie picture card 1for replacing theflat! 1n the forni shown I have Aindicated this opening as being` in the end', but it willn be'apparentvthat any of the edgesoi" the v'traine' maybe utilized for this purpose.r Thel end das shown-,' is providedwith a recessv 18 in which a bl'ock'14is fitted. The tray 10 has an end portion 15 adjacent vthe block 14 .bent up vragainst said block and yheld yto the` latter by screwsfl, one'of which is indicated in lig. 2". Tlie'blocklll may be attachedto LAthe trayiiii any desirable manner. The block 14 preferablylits'therecessl snugly so as to exclude dust. u When desired pieces :of telt 17 may be provided between the block 14 sure Ythat no' dust canfenter the'ifraine. Y

Thek tray-1() intermediate its :ends has two ears 18 iorined 'thereon which extend into h said groovesare springs` 20 which are atfiarne parts and 5. Y preferably tension springsand tend to kpull f'rioo'ves 19l in the sides 4 and'ff Disposed'in and thebottoin of recessl so asto make i -`"tz'iclie'df the ears`18 and to pins 21 inthe." u

These springs are j the `tray towards tlie recess 13. Apn Y22'is f 'Y indicated/as passinginto end' througha s I suitableropening in tray 10 to hold `tliejtray in the frame against the influence of springs 20. 1j haveshown' a short pin 22 entering the part 6 from the back, butit willbe un? derstood that tliis'pinV or locking member may Vpass .through any suitable part yoii the frame or pass into the frame in any suitable manner to. hold the tray'in the position indicated. Upon withdrawing thev pin22 the' tray Vwillpbe moved out into the position 1ndicated in dotted linesfin Figs. 1 and2. so kasto inaketh'e'picturev card easily removable.

L The tray .bottom 10 .has openings 23 formed therein adjacentthe block 14 so that one can block 14 tlian vthe. picture card can come,Y so

-- that'when 'desired personcan introduce his finger Ynails finan openingk 23 `a, f,ai nst the., edgeot .a picture iii the frameto facilitate reniovingthelatter.' Toinsur'e this stops 24 areiornied in the tray yat points spaced from lthe block k14 top'revent'` the picture froinfen# tirely covering thel openingsl 23.

getherrigidly and can beinished in any desirable manner. This arrangement is pro- VVith this construction Ythe partsy makingy yup the iront ofthe frame are all secured to-V l`introduce his lingers in'said opening to bend i rthe card out away ironifthe bottom of the tray kto Vinake it easily removable, j TheseV openings 23 prefei'ablyaextend' closer to the 100 Y -vided so. that dusttight joints can be made,

This is desirable since frames kot this character are of use to display4 advertisingr mat ter AWhere exposed todust and Which-Would not be attractiveshould they become filled on 4 the inside with dust Should the glass 7 be- Vinfluence ot said springs.

come broken it is only necessary to move the tray to the position indicated byV dotted lines in Fig. 2 and remove back plate 8 by taking out pins v9. The glass can thenbe moved out of its position indicated from the end oit' the trarne Where the tray has been niovedaway from it. The newglass can be inserted atthe saine position .and the back-K` v ing plate again I claim:E I l. A display7 device comprising a trarne; a` picture tray slidably mounted in the trarne; earson opposite sides lot the tray;

put in place.

Vsprings'connected with the ears and frame tending to move said tray in' one direction; and a"lock holding the .tray against the cenltvsides ofthetrarne and tray; ears on the tray extending into said spaces; 'springs in said`- spaces 'e attac-lied to said earsY and traine; and nieanslocking the tray against movement in the frame.

display devicecomprising -a trame; a picture tray ,slidably mountedYV in 4the frame; picture stops in the tray spaced trornfone edo'e of the latter' there beine' an s a a 01m ing in the bottom of Athe tray having a'v portion disposed between the end of the i tray and` a line passing through said stop .\vith one endI at said recess;va block attached to the tray substantially filling the I 2. display device comprising a frame; 'aa pic-ture `tra;7 slidably mounted in the Y' frame, qthere being spaces between adjahaving a slot in one., end and grooves in opposite sides; a trayslidably mounted in tliefrarne; ears on the tray extendinginto said grooves, springsii the grooves attached to the traine and ears; and aineinber aft-- tached to the tra-y disposed in andv filling said slot. t v l l Y 6; A display devicecoinprising a A'traine having a slot in one end and' grooves in opposite sides; "a ti-ay slidable in saiil traine; ears on the tray extending into said grooves; springs secured to saidvears and frankie tending yto move the trarne towards said slot; and a rlock securing the tray to saidiirarner holding the latteragainst the iniluenceof'said spring. i

T A display device comprisingy a trame having 'a recess in one end and groves in opposite sides; a tray slidable in theftralne with portions extending to said r rgrooves and' one endV adjacent said recess; springs inrsaidgrooves attachedto the rame'and tray; a block Vin and substantiallyv'iilling said recess and attached to thetray; and

a lock lockingthe block ingsaid recess.

8. AQ display deviceA comprising a frame having? a slot in one edge and a/guide eX- tending away from Ysaid slot; a tray in said guides with one end adjacent said slot and an opening in lthe bottom of said tray ad jacent said slot; a block attachedV to said trayY and substantially filling the outer end of said slot; 'and picturer stops in the' tray adapted to vhold avpicture in a positionl to prevent entirecoveringof said Openings.

ln testimony whereof I have `signediny of vJanuarye A. D. 1922.' Y

Y fg BERNHARD .LUNDBERQ nameto this specification Von this'lOth day soY j 

